Kansas City Chiefs: Why Drafting Luke Kuechly Would Not Make Sense

It is highly anticipated that the Kansas City Chiefs will select offensive guard David DeCastro in tonight's 2012 NFL draft.

Outside of DeCastro, many believe that inside linebacker Luke Kuechly will make his way to Kansas City, according to Josh Looney of KCChiefs.com.

Both picks make sense. DeCastro can help the offensive line and join Eric Winston to complete the rebuilding process up front, while Kuechly can join Pro Bowl linebackers Derrick Johnson and Tamba Hali to form a strong 3-4 defense.

If the Chiefs take Kuechly, he will play alongside Johnson, but that would limit Jovan Belcher's playing time.

Belcher went undrafted in 2009, but has never missed a game and has started 31 of his last 32. Since being in the league, Belcher has impressed general manager Scott Pioli and climbed his way up the Chiefs depth chart over the past three seasons. He started all 16 games for the first time last year.